you can search the forum with specific keywords like tavia yeung , twins etc by going to our home page and the on the left side there is a section called search website- just type in the key word you want to search and they will show you the threads that are related to the keyword or topic you searched . or on the member bar up there press search .

avatars - go to my controls--> avatar setting should be somewhere on the left settings bar and you can either upload it from ur computer or use a link
avatar is a image that appears above your username - like a small graphic

as for signature banners u must upload it and press img in my controls -->edit signature .

any other questions?